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The Smit Awards 2015: Putting the Oscars to shame

2015. It’s been one hell of a year. New records all over the shop, bigger, more involving narratives and a little thing called Star Wars happened thi…
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First Take: Belle- a film based on a painting?

SYPNOSIS: The mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral is raised by her aristocratic great-uncle in 18th century England I may hate the costume dram…
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First Take: The Shawshank Redemption- I’m not even writing a joke here. It was that good.

Plot in simpler terms- based on a Stephen King novella about a banker who gets sent to prison for a double murder, ultimately befriending a contraban…
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First Take: Behind The Candelabra- too much of a good thing is wonderful

Plot in simpler terms- Steven Soderbergh’s take on the tale of Scott Thorson, the man who had a secret relationship with Liberace for 6 years So, this…
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First Take Classics: Nightcrawler- viewer discretion is advised

SYPNOSIS: When Louis Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and …
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First Takes: Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace- going back to where it all began

CASINO ROYALE (2006) Plot in simpler terms- Bond becomes 007 as he deals with Blofeld-esque villain Le Chiffre over a high stakes game of poker Casino …
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First Take: Die Hard- yippie kay-yay mother film lover

Plot in simpler terms- off duty NYPD officer takes on a group of criminals who disguise themselves as terrorists Die Hard. A film regarded by many as …
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First Take: Othello- a very underrated film indeed

Plot in simpler terms- Shakespeare’s play adapted very lovingly for a 90s audience This is a very rare beast, as this adaptation stays very much true …
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First Take: A Streetcar Named Desire- officially the oldest film to be reviewed

Plot in simpler terms- based on Tennessee Williams’ play, follows an upper class girl as she loses the plot in a working class Louisiana environment S…
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First Take: Star Wars: The Force Awakens 3D- just let it in

Spoiler free as usual. Because I will get force choked if I even say anything. SYPNOSIS: Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises …
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First Take: Bridge of Spies- Spielberg is back in style

Plot in simpler terms- a true story about a New York lawyer who becomes the negotiator for the US soldiers captured by Germany during the Cold War Spi…
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First Take: The Good Dinosaur- Pixar go from hero to zero

Plot in simpler terms- dinosaur meets cave boy who teaches the traditional Pixar family values Now, where do I begin on this film? It feels like Pixar…
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